Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for November 21, 2014

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    Templo S.U.D.  almost 10 years ago

    Well, this is getting even more awkward.

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    ORMouseworks  almost 10 years ago

    Gotcha! ;)

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    JayBluE  almost 10 years ago

    In Gunther’s eyes, it’s almost like the song from Dennis Yost and the Classics IV: “There’s some strange…changes… goin’ on… (♫)” – It’s hard when you’re used to something staying in place all these years- and then, suddenly , you blinked, and were unprepared for something not being in the same place, anymore… – Whether or not they’re dating, Ma Berger’s “layin’ the lumber” on Gunth!….Hittin’him hard with some “soft” wisdom!..

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    ORMouseworks  almost 10 years ago

    Time to grow-up, Gunther! ;)

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    jemgirl81  almost 10 years ago

    He reminds me of Spence from King of Queens lol

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    JayBluE  almost 10 years ago

    “Accept No Exceptions”“A Rock That Needs To Roll”“Digging Deep For Change”“Holding Back The Years” (♫)“The Dark Saucepan Meets The Opaque Cauldron”“One Shoe, Two Feet”“Take A Gander At The Goose”“Grease For A Squeaky Wheel”“Independence Day In Pitts” or“Go Ahead With Your Own Life, Leave Me Alone” (♫)

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    Mordock999 Premium Member almost 10 years ago

    WHOA, Hold the Phone, Ma Berger! YOU Practically SHIPPED Your Son to Peru VIA Priority Mail, So DON’T Go All “How Could You Leave Your Dear old Mother” On Us NOW!!!

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    jimmjonzz Premium Member almost 10 years ago

    Name Gray, suit Gray… the missing suspect from “Clue”?

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    keema70  almost 10 years ago

    If I were Mrs. B I’d be asking G-man how he’s doing in Peru.

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    gromit82  almost 10 years ago

    Gunther should count his blessings that his mom isn’t dating Quill, like he feared she would in the July 3 strip.

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    ORMouseworks  almost 10 years ago

    OK…I’ll take a peak! ;)

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    ORMouseworks  almost 10 years ago

    Thanks for the clarification…the spelling is critical… ;)

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    ORMouseworks  almost 10 years ago

    Tonight’s a quick “Hi! and ’bye!” Have to get up way before my usual waking time because we have to go into town (an hour away)! IS Katie is already up stairs, so ’Nite all! ;)-—————————————————————-“The West yet glimmers with some streaks of day: Now spurs the lated traveller apace To gain the timely inn.” Macbeth, ( William Shakespeare, 1564-1616)

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    swami mommy  almost 10 years ago

    Now maybe Ma will get a new hairdo . Something a little less Bozo.

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    blunebottle  almost 10 years ago

    Say what, Mrs. B?? You practically kicked him out the door! With Rosa by his side!

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    blunebottle  almost 10 years ago

    Re: Yesterday…..Yikes, this strip gets a lot of comments! I just don’t have time to read them all, let alone respond to the ones who responded to me…..so, in response to DavidHueyGreen….Good one! Thanks for the laugh. In response to IAmJayBlue….I, too, have roots in Ontario….going back 8 generations.Cheers,Blune

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    The Nameless Wonder  almost 10 years ago

    and BOOM goes the Dynamite!

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    ShagsCA  almost 10 years ago

    She addresses him as “Mr. Gray”? You’d think after a date that they would be on a first name basis.

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    Sisyphos  almost 10 years ago

    Mrs. Berger and Mr. Gray may be more than a little old-fashioned, and so is Gunther, but once the emotions have been aired, all will come round for the better….

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    Editman  almost 10 years ago

    Gunther is worried about his inheritance, he’s afraid that Mr. Gray will take it all away!

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    Barry1941  almost 10 years ago

    I believe Gunther has been hoisted by one’s own petard. :-)

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    Armitage72  almost 10 years ago

    Wow. Gunther and his Mom are starting to seem like they’re on a path that leads to taxidermy, cross-dressing, and surprising people in the shower.

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    kenhense  almost 10 years ago

    Gunther is classic Aspergers syndrome. In his own world completely.

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    38lowell  almost 10 years ago

    Can Mr. Gray make a graceful exit?

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    JoeStoppinghem Premium Member almost 10 years ago

    So the guy’s name is Gray..Will his first name be Dorian?

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    Cronkers McGee  Premium Member almost 10 years ago

    Let’s see what develops. Lives can sure be complicated at times. I’m waiting to see.

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    TORAD_07  almost 10 years ago

    Why does nobody think it strange, that “Mr Gray” isn’t introduced by first name to a group (and why are they not introduced back to him) and that G’s Mom calls him “Mr Gray” instead of “Steve” or “Tony” – is he a cat in human disguise? This whole attitude is creepy – Mr Gray joins Mr Kibbles and Mr Whitey for some tuna.

    Because the relationship between Ms. B and Mr. Gray may not be what we’re all speculating it might be. Maybe it’s quite Platonic. Maybe there’s a supervisor/subordinate relationship (which would make that kind of dating very risky). Remember, it was Gunth who rushed to judgement, calling it a “date.” Ms B never did call it t hat.

    I await tomorrow’s strip to see the outcome (or the cliffhanger into next time it comes up).

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    jrankin1959  almost 10 years ago

    BOOM!!!

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    Blakstar  almost 10 years ago

    Gunther…….SCHOOLED!!!!!!!!

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    Commycon  almost 10 years ago

    I just watched a Big Bang Theory show where Sheldon caught Mom in a horizontal attitude with a man. Funny stuff and impeccable timing.

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    reedkomicks Premium Member almost 10 years ago

    Gunther, “Are you sure you know what you’re doing?”-uh, how much do you have to know to date someone? I don’t think she had to roll down a hill to get to this point.-

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    Sangelia  almost 10 years ago

    He is being the typical offspring who is unable to accept the parent wants to be with another person than the one who helped that parent to bring in that offspring into the world.Offspring have troubles realizing that in many cases, their parent(s) either have dated before getting with the SO that is the other parent. And or are still dating even after that relationship has ended.

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    kbvaughn  almost 10 years ago

    It’s weird that when Gunther’s mom spoke to her friend, she called him “Mr. Gray” instead of his first name.

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    Sheriff Mordecai Premium Member almost 10 years ago

    wow. Helicopter fans here.

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    Willow Mt Lyon  almost 10 years ago

    It can’t be serious if she calls him Mister.

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    streetbeater  almost 10 years ago

    Has Gunth got a little Oedipal Complex going?

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    Tim Pickard Premium Member almost 10 years ago

    Has Gunther ever thought that mom might have had to fold up her “Freak Flag” when he came along. Well, now that she is with obligations why not fly it again.

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    Pipe Tobacco Premium Member almost 10 years ago

    I think calling him “Mr. Gray” in front of the kids is a rather common sort of way of introducing adults to younger people in many backgrounds. It was commonly the way my parents would introduce new people of their age to me even when I was in my mid-late 20s. It is a formal introduction that is meant to be respectful of the person’s age and station in life compared to who he is being introduced to.

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    TORAD_07  almost 10 years ago

    The way she’s holding his arm would be inappropriate if it’s strictly platonic.

    So would calling him “Mr. Gray,” I’d think, in the same context. I think that the arm holding comfort level is a function of the given society…. ours (USA) being quite a bit more puritanical about “touching/gestures.” Perhaps either Ms. B and/or Mr. Gray have different societal experiences and are comfortable with it at that level.

    That said, I do agree though… in a “strictly business” relationship, I would not be comfortable with the arm holding. Hand shakes only… maybe the rare pat on the scapula. Nothing more. No hugs, no cheek pecking (like in Europe), nothing.

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    Pipe Tobacco Premium Member almost 10 years ago

    Aspberger’s Syndrome is not really a condition that would manifest in this fashion. There would be a relative a) lack of affect, b) far less “shyness” which Gunther shows regularly and is a strong indication of social “awareness” and c) Gunther shows significant artistic ability. These three reasons suggest strongly that Gunther does not have Aspberger’s Syndrome. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Aspberger’s Syndrome is a higher “functioning” form of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism is much more associated with social DISENGAGEMENT. To suggest that a person who is shy, “geeky” or not “suave” in social situations must be “Aspberger’s” is quite a bit of a stretch.

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    locake  almost 10 years ago

    It is Aspergers, no B in it.

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    paullp Premium Member almost 10 years ago

    Hopefully this will lead to a new and more mature adult relationship between Gunther and his mother.

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    ACTIVIST1234  almost 10 years ago

    “You can’t be serious about an inheritance!”*RB, Ever hear of a life insurance policy?

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    stuartj12  almost 10 years ago

    She’s allowed to date a coworker? When two department managers where I work were discovered to be dating one of them had to go to a different store. Later on of my coworkers married the general managers daughter and so had to go to work at a different location.

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    Skylark  almost 10 years ago

    Time to respect each other’s life here! They’re both adults as well as mom and son. Quite bickering/splitting hairs…please!!

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    boldyuma  almost 10 years ago

    “Who’s Mr Gray?”..Go away Mr Gray…

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    Vorticia  almost 10 years ago

    Good for Ms. B!

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    Willow Mt Lyon  almost 10 years ago

    Maybe Mr. Gray is there as a prospect for Amway.

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    jppjr  almost 10 years ago

    OOPS!!!

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    SactoSylvia  almost 10 years ago

    Do we know what Mrs. B does for a living? If she and Mr. Gray work in a school setting, she would instinctively refer to him as “Mr. Gray” around young people. And to her, her son’s friends, only recently out of high school, are still young people.

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    drewpamon  almost 10 years ago

    He’s forgetting his place.

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    3pibgorn9  almost 10 years ago

    That’s tellin’ him, Mom.

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    Airman  almost 10 years ago

    Does Gunther’s mom have a first name? She looks like an Olga, or Gladys. And, although she can’t be very old, she looks that way. With the exception of Luann’s mom, Greg doesn’t age his characters very well: Miss Phelps, Mr, Fogarty, Mr. Grey, and Luann’s dad. Crystal, Rosa, Ann Eiffel, and Luann’s mom could all be hot. Luann, Bernice, Gunther’s mom, and Viper (shudder) have no chemistry. Tiffany is just arm candy, a one night fling.

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    locake  almost 10 years ago

    I was thinking Mrs Berger’s name was Sophia.

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    locake  almost 10 years ago

    Gunther says she is going out with MEN from work, I only see one man. Gunther is being kind of insulting to his mom, implying she has loose morals. He can’t stand the idea of anyone having sex.

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    JayBluE  almost 10 years ago

    The grandparent I mentioned previously, Gertrude was her name. (8^))

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    JayBluE  almost 10 years ago

    I could see Edna, Ruth, and Eunice for her name. – It’s funny how sometimes we all go to think “Hmm… maybe this is her name” (In real life), and as soon as you find out what their real name is, you’re like: “I never woulda guessed!”….– Sorta how people feel when they find out Pat Benatar was really Patricia Andrzejewski, or how Cheryl Ladd was really Cheryl Stoppelmoor (German family from North Dakota)….

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    barbarasbrute  almost 10 years ago

    Is Mr. Gray a “blow-up-doll”?

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    JayBluE  almost 10 years ago

    Actually, I just thought about it… I’ll say she looks like an…. Elleanor. Or Ellie. Ellen, even….

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    JayBluE  almost 10 years ago

    Well, that’s one more thing she had in common with Hamilton…..

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    JayBluE  almost 10 years ago

    And, I’d like to be surprised at least for Saturday’s…..please…(8^))

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    Argythree  almost 10 years ago

    Boo! Hiss!

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    Argythree  almost 10 years ago

    But something disappointing IS making an appearance. At least as far as I’m concerned…

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    Argythree  almost 10 years ago

    I am surprised that no one who’s been following this comic for a long time gave us an answer to the question of what Mrs. Berger’s first name is.

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    ORMouseworks  almost 10 years ago

    Re: Mrs. B’s first name…I like Ruth myself… ;)

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    ORMouseworks  almost 10 years ago

    “Or an Esther, Edith, or …” My hub’s Mom was named “Esther…” ;)

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    Argythree  almost 10 years ago

    It’s just a disappointment to me that Evans decided to go in that direction.

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    JayBluE  almost 10 years ago

    I too join in the disappointment….

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    mechaman  almost 10 years ago

    Chill out, Gunther .. your mom is a WOMAN.

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